1970 Val-d'Isère avalanche
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On 10 February 1970, an avalanche in Val-d'Isère, Savoie, France, killed 39 people.[1]
At 8:05 am on 10 February 1970, an avalanche struck the ski resort of Val-d'Isère in the French Alps.[1] More than 100,000 cubic yards of snow fell into a three-storey, eight-year-old concrete chalet which housed about 200 people.[1] It killed 39 young skiers and injured another 37.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "39 DIE IN FRANCE UNDER SNOWSLIDE (Published 1970)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12.